Grant writing can be an emotional roller-coaster. Excitement over a research idea can turn to frustration over writer's block. Jubilation at getting 9 pages done can turn to despair when, after a re-read, you realize 6 of those 9 pages are total crap. Grant writing can be high stakes and involve late nights, little family time, no social life and falling behind on True Blood.

If ever a process needed a soundtrack, it's grant writing. Songs that motivate and help you keep it together. Here are a few songs that are going in my grant writing soundtrack. Perhaps you've got a go-to grant writing playlist? Share a few tunes by commenting.